Kai Monet Flores-Emnace is Education Program Coordinator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles.
She graduated in 2013 from the MA Arts Management program. Watch and learn more about Kai's background in the art world.

Camille Schenkkan is Program Manager for Next Generation Initiatives at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles.
She graduated in 2011 from the MA Arts Management program. Watch and learn more about Camille's background in the art world.

Sotheby's Institute of Art students took an online course and share their experience on the Online Learning experience, interactions with their professor and peers, and what their learned during their time at the Institute.

If you are new to online learning, you may have questions about the course experience. How will you communicate with your peers and instructor? What will the ‘classroom” look like? Watch this video to find out how engaging, flexible and interactive Sotheby's Institute of Art online courses are.

Discover the inspiring art scene surrounding the new Downtown Campus of Sotheby's Institute of Art, LA. Known internationally as the worldwide hub for media, music and entertainment, Los Angeles is also a burgeoning axis of contemporary visual and performing art.

The London art world is calling! A city of traditional and contemporary art museums, private collections and international commercial galleries, artists studios and auction houses, London is one of the most important art capitals of the world. Sotheby's Institute of Art - London offers a range of programs from Master’s degrees and 15-week intensive courses to Short Courses, Summer Study and Executive Education. Our programs take advantage of the rich cultural resources of London and its proximity to major art cities in Europe. Watch our video for a taste of the London art world and see how the city can become your classroom.

With thousands of galleries, hundreds of museums, scores of arts organizations and creative businesses, New York is undeniably one of the most important art capitals in the world.

Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York offers a range of Master's and Summer programs that take full advantage city’s rich cultural resources allowing students to directly engage with art objects and the institutions that house them. Watch our video for a taste of the New York art world and see how the city can become your classroom.

Art repatriation is just one example of the key art world issues you can learn about at Sotheby’s Institute. In this exclusive video, Dr Iain Robertson, Head of Art Business at Sotheby’s Institute in London, looks at the cases of the so-called Elgin Marbles and the 1860 looting of Beijing’s Old Summer Palace, charting the journey of two bronze animal heads which, in 2009, made it back to their country of origin. Students at Sotheby’s Institute of Art can expect a rigorous academic curriculum that includes privileged access to major art world players, global travel opportunities, and career networking and preparation. In addition to the foundational knowledge of the MA core curricula, Sotheby’s Institute students are also given an in-depth introduction to specialized themes and topics that are central to the history and ongoing development of the international art world.

Art repatriation is just one example of the key art world issues you can learn about at Sotheby’s Institute.

Summer Study at Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York allows students to develop professional expertise, critical thinking skills, and enhanced knowledge of art and the international art market. Our courses offer interesting and compelling insights into the art world and include lectures, guest speaker interviews, and site visits led by Sotheby’s Institute of Art faculty, international experts, and leading practitioners in the field.

Students from the Sotheby's Institute of Art MA Art Business program in Los Angeles traveled to China, where they immersed themselves in the art worlds of Hong Kong and Shanghai through tours of Art Basel Hong Kong, private galleries and museums visits. Watch this video capturing the full cultural experience of their trip.

Sotheby's Institute of Art faculty Kibum Kim is the Co-Founder and Director of NEWD Art Show. NEWD Art Show takes place during Bushwick Open Studios and showcases artist-run spaces and non-profits at The 1896. He is a lecturer on the MA in Art Business at Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York and involves his students in NEWD. Watch the video to learn more about Kibum, NEWD and how being a successful art business professional benefits the Sotheby's Institute MA students.

MA Fine and Decorative Art and Design at Sotheby's Institute of Art - London

The MA Fine and Decorative Art and Design offers an integrated study of fine and decorative art and design based on case studies drawn from the late Renaissance through to the late Twentieth Century. These studies are used as lenses through which to examine the production and materiality of art objects, and to consider aspects of consumption, including patronage and collecting and the historical and contemporary art market. Students are equipped with sophisticated visual, critical and research skills, enabling them to work in all areas of the international art world.

MA Modern and Contemporary Asian Art at Sotheby's Institute of Art - London

The Master’s Degree in Modern and Contemporary Asian Art provides students with critical tools for understanding the growing field of Asian art. It will enable them to appreciate how Asian art has developed in the modern and contemporary period in relation to its complex historical backdrop and artistic sensibilities for application in the professional art world. It is anticipated that there will be an increasing need for professionals with expertise in museums, galleries, art fairs and biennials. This MA will address this need by equipping students with skills for a high degree of employability in public and private art institutions and dealerships worldwide.

Each year, passionate students from all over the globe join our Master's programs in London, New York and Los Angeles to learn more about the art world and to gain the knowledge and credentials needed to launch a successful art world career. We offer a unique curriculum that includes cultural relevance, sound business instruction, global travel opportunities and career development. Our esteemed faculty members and guest lecturers are renowned scholars, art world practitioners, experts from Sotheby’s auction house, consultants, curators, artists, entrepreneurs, writers, and more.

Learn the Business of Art with Sotheby’s Institute of Art, the Graduate School of Art and its Markets.

Marijke Varrall-Jones is the Director at maak Contemporary Ceramics Auctions and Director at iRostrum Online Auctions.
She graduated from the Fine & Decorative Art program at Sotheby’s Institute of Art – London in 2003.
Watch and learn more about Marijke’s background in the art world.

Meet Chrissy Crawford, alumna from the MA Art Business program at Sotheby's Institute of Art - London. Chrissy is an art advisor and founder of ArtStar, an online art gallery which also exhibits at the Affordable Art Fair in New York. Watch Chrissy talk about her career and her experience at Sotheby's Institute of Art - London.

Laura Hyatt is the Development Director at Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) and a graduate of the Art Business program at Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York. Watch and learn more about Laura's background in the art world.

In November 2013, "Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)" by Andy Warhol sold for $105.4 million. Jonathan T.D. Neil, Director of the Art Business programme at the Center for Management in the Creative Industries in Los Angeles, discusses the sale of this pivotal work and looks at how the marketplace and the lasting influence of Warhol in culture, history and the art world today helped the painting fetch a record price at auction.

New York Master’s in Art Business students visit Miami during Art Basel every year, to be part of the most thriving contemporary art event in the United States.
They visit major fairs, galleries and events, and get to experience the best of the art world for a week.

During Miami Art Week, Master’s students were given the opportunity to submit a curatorial proposal to UNTITLED Art Fair. The students curated a booth featuring 'For Sale, Not For Sale', a work created by renowned artist Alfredo Jaar consisting of two cubic piles of posters printed with the statements “For Sale” and “Not For Sale.” The posters were taken by fair-goers and circulated freely as a living piece of art. Watch the video and find out more at bit.ly/SIAMA15

Summer Study at Sotheby's Institute of Art - New York allows students to develop professional expertise, critical thinking skills, and enhanced knowledge of art and the international art market. Our courses offer interesting and compelling insights into the art world and include lectures, guest speaker interviews, and site visits led by Sotheby’s Institute of Art faculty, international experts, and leading practitioners in the field.

Learn the Business of Art in Los Angeles at Sotheby's Institute of Art

Meet Jonathan T. D. Neil, Director of Sotheby's Institute of Art - Los Angeles, and learn more about our MA in Art Business programme in LA offered in partnership with the Drucker School of Management at Claremont Graduate University.

Learn the Business of Art in Los Angeles at Sotheby's Institute of Art